Hemp Heart Pad Thai

Serves 2
Prep time: 15 minutes | Cooking time: 15 minutes | Total time: 30 minutes

Sauce Ingredients:

• 2 Tbs vegan fish sauce or regular fish sauce
• 1 Tbs Tamari or soy sauce
• ¼ cup Hemp Hearts
• ¼ cup plant-based milk
• 2 heaped Tbs creamy peanut butter
• 1/8 tsp coconut sugar or brown sugar
• ¼ tsp cayenne powder
• 1 garlic clove

Pad Thai Ingredients:

• 225g Pad Thai noodles
• 1 Tbs sesame oil (or any vegetable oil)
• 1.5 cups vegetables or protein of choice, finely chopped
• 2 Tbs peanuts, chopped or crushed

Toppings:

• 2-4 Tbs green onions, finely chopped
• 1-2 Tbs peanuts, chopped or crushed
• 2-4 lime wedges (or equivalent lime juice)
• 1 tsp Hemp Hearts
• 1-2 tbs parsley, chopped

Directions:

• Place all sauce ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Set aside.
• Follow package instructions and cook noodles. 
• While the noodles are cooking, place a large pan or wok on medium heat. Once hot, drizzle oil and spread it around evenly.
• Add vegetables/protein and cook until vegetables/protein are cooked through.
• Mix in prepared sauce, 2 Tbs peanuts and cooked noodles. Cook for 1 minute and remove from heat. Serve hot and enjoy with toppings of your choice.

Cooking Notes:

• If your peanut butter is high in sugar, don’t use additional coconut sugar.
• Can substitute Pad Thai noodles for Vermicelli or any other rice noodles. 
• Suggested vegetables: carrots, beansprouts, purple cabbage, celery, bok choy.
• You shouldn’t need additional salt; the fish sauce and Tamari already have salt.

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